DU student ‘commits suicide’

A 4th-year female student of Dhaka University (DU) has reportedly committed suicide at her rented residence in Azimpur of the capital city Wednesday (Nov 14) night.

The deceased was identified as Laila Anjuman Iva, 25, a student at the Nutrition and Food Science Institute of the varsity.

She lived in the ground floor of a rented residence with another female student, in Sheikh Shah Bazar area of Azimpur, Lalbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC, Investigation) Khandaker Helal Uddin told .

“Iva hanged herself from the window grill, with a scarf, at the night”

“She was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the physicians pronounced her dead,” added the OC.

Reasons behind the suicide couldn’t be known yet. But, any love affair issues might have led her to committing suicide, the OC said further.